The developer of Atlantic Yards, Bruce C. Ratner scrapped Mr. Gehry’s plans for the Barclays Center arena primarily for economic reasons. The $4 billion project has been hobbled by lawsuits, a recession and its own ambitious goal to build 6,400 apartments, 40 percent of which would be reserved for low- to middle-income families.
Ellerbe Becket will take on the role of designer but Gehry will remain the master planner...
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